First World War Centenary News Archive

October 23, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Tour de France 2014 route with Ypres stage to mark First World War Centenary announced

The Tour de France 2014 route has been announced, with a stage at Ypres to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

October 24, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Food and the First World War symposium, Liverpool, April 2014

Liverpool Hope University, England, will host a one day symposium exploring ‘Food and the First World War’.

October 24, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

International Peace Symposium, Brussels, November 2013

The Government of Flanders is organising an International Peace Symposium on the 4th November 2013.

October 25, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Local councillor opposes public funding for Step Short Memorial Arch being constructed for Centenary

Kent Online reports that a local councillor has started a petition opposing a £200,000 grant of taxpayers’ money towards constructing the Step Short Memorial Arch to honour First World War soldiers.

October 25, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

‘Guerra e turismo’ during the First World War conference, November 2013

A conference on ‘War and tourism’ during the First World War will be held at the Tourism Museum in northern Italy.

October 25, 2013 CN Editorial TeamEvents

“À l’Est, du nouveau!”, Archaeological Museum Strasburg’s upcoming exhibition

This exhibition, which will open in October of this year, highlights artifacts found on the Alsace Lorraine front.

End Date: 31 Dec 2014

October 26, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

‘The Great War in Portraits’ exhibition, The National Portrait Gallery, London

The National Portrait Gallery in London will be holding an exhibition – The Great War in Portraits – in early 2014.

End Date: 15 Jun 2014

October 27, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Call for papers: ‘Small Power is a Power? The role and resilience of small and medium powers during the Great War 1914-1918’

A call for papers has been made for an international seminar exploring the role of smaller nations during the First World War.

October 28, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

Exhibition to explore the role of the Jesuits in Lebanon during the First World War

L’Orient Le Jour reports that an exhibition based on the archives of the Society of Jesus in Lebanon during the First World War is being prepared to mark the Centenary of the conflict.

October 28, 2013 CN Editorial TeamNews

First World War database: ‘Trench Journals and Unit Magazines of the First World War’

ProQuest is launching a new database – Trench Journals and Unit Magazines of the First World War – which will provide access to primary sources from the conflict.